Braunschweig challenger qualifying Singles Seeds: (cut: Kristijan Mikulec - NR) 1. Jacobo Diaz 2. Jose Acasuso 3. Andrei Cherkasov 4. Rodrigo Cerdera 5. Rene Nicklisch 6. Thomas Larsen 7. Marcus Sarstrand 8. Dinu Pescariu First Round (1)Jacobo Diaz bye Carlos Cuadrado d. Ruben Fernandez 6-2 7-6(6) Marcus Hilpert d. Urs Kuckuck 6-2 6-3 (7)Marcus Sarstrand bye (2)Jose Acasuso bye Arne Marks d. (WC)Philipp Marx w/o Tomas Nydahl d. Joan Jimenez-Guerra 6-2 6-4 (8)Dinu Pescariu bye (3)Andrei Cherkasov bye (WC)Eric Scherer bye Bastian Groenefeld d. Kristijan Mikulec 3-6 6-2 6-1 (6)Thomas Larsen bye (4)Rodrigo Cerdera bye Toni Baldellou d. Tim Crichton 7-5 3-6 7-5 Sven Stadtlander d. Rene Hohm 6-2 0-6 7-5 (5)Rene Nicklisch bye Second Round (1)Jacobo Diaz d. Carlos Cuadrado 6-4 7-5 (7)Marcus Sarstrand d. Marcus Hilpert 3-6 6-2 6-2 (2)Jose Acasuso d. Arne Marks 6-2 6-1 (8)Dinu Pescariu d. Tomas Nydahl 6-1 6-3 (3)Andrei Cherkasov d. (WC)Eric Scherer w/o (6)Thomas Larsen d. Bastian Groenefeld 6-1 7-5 (4)Rodrigo Cerdera d. Toni Baldellou 6-7(5) 3-0 ret. (5)Rene Nicklisch d. Sven Stadtlander 6-3 6-3 Qualifying Round (1)Jacobo Diaz d. (7)Marcus Sarstrand 6-3 7-5 (2)Jose Acasuso d. (8)Dinu Pescariu 6-0 3-6 6-2 (3)Andrei Cherkasov d. (6)Thomas Larsen 6-4 6-3 (5)Rene Nicklisch d. (4)Rodrigo Cerdera 6-0 6-1